*Hums the ending credits*

[twincityhacker]

The Music For Today and Yesterday:

Blue Christmas  by Elvis's Presly

"Every Year, Every Chirstmas" by Luther Vandross

Yesterday was the last day of "The Best Christmas Pagent EVER!" and I'm even slightly saddened to see it go.  The play was boring as heck, but the people were cool.  

I even got all verklept at "Silent Night."

End of the Year Survey
1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?

Start a webpage, come totaly out of lurkdom, and academic bowl.

2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I didn't have any, so no.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?

No.

4. Did anyone close to you die?

No, thank God.

5. What countries did you visit?

None.

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?

People skills.

7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?

It's not a date, but it's when I realized that Indiana is my home now.  For the moment.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?

I met people and I didn't relexfuly creep them out.

9. What was your biggest failure?

Not getting Chemistry for collage credit,  not keeping in proper touch with people.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?

Just a migrane from hell.

11. What was the best thing you bought?

THEM! and other various movies.  And LOTS of blank tapes.

12. Whose behaviour merited celebration?

Well, half the US gets a "good job!" for not plotting armed insurection after Bushe's re-ellection.

13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?

The Bush administration, the half of the US population that voted him back in, all the folk who voted to ban gay marrige, all the folk who want the amdenment banning gay marrige, people in general, the SciChannel...

14. Where did most of your money go?

Presents, movies, and blank tapes. 

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?

The Satellite of Love cover by the Brains, 

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?

Video Killed the Radio Star

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?   Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter?  I have no idea.
iii. richer or poorer?  Richer, by one whole year.

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?

Gotten out more.

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?

Procasticante..

20. How will you be spending Christmas?

With the family unit.

21. What was the most embarrassing thing that happened to you in 2004?

When my DI team placed third and they thought that they should have gotten first.

22. Did you fall in love in 2004? 

Nope. 

23. How many one-night stands?

None. 

24. What was your favourite TV program?

MST3K, with Portal and FLCL a close second.

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?

Yes, since my last DI team proved right bastards.

26. What was the best book you read?

For the first time this year would have to be FLCL, in general it's  The Princess Bride.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?

Music in general, since I never really listened to a lot.  Other more specifiacly, Video Killed the Radio Star cover by the model citizans and Satillte of Love.  And "Clowns in the Sky" since it reminds me of strike day.

28. What did you want and get?

A digital camera.

29. What did you want and not get?

A computer that isn't riddled with virusis

30. What was your favourite film of this year?

The Princess Bride.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?

16 and zip.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?

I have no idea.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?

Random, with heavy accents on WARM.

34. What kept you sane?

My basement, since it's away from everyone.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?

*flushes* Harrison Ford.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?

Election, War, fandom.

37. Who did you miss?

Chad.

38. Who was the best new person you met?

The livejournal's friend function. (commanderteddog , liz_marcs , ludditerobot , nwhepcat , madscience , mistieforlife , mythrilmercury , and nightcat.)

39. Tell us a valuable lesson you learned in 2004:

Everyone has their own little reality based on their peceptions of the world. 

(And "It Happened One Day on the SOL" scars people for life.)

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

"In my mind, and in my car

We can't rewind, we've gone too far."